Variants: K98a, K98b, kar98 az (used by Stürmtruppen in World War 1) Det var i brug af den tyske hær fra 18, hvor det blev erstattet af Karabiner 98k.Gewehr 98 bruger 7,92x57 mm patroner og var et avanceret infanterivåben, der også hurtigt blev brugt i M1903 Springfield, M1917. Schilling Co., Simson, Imperial Arsenals of Amberg, Danzig, Erfurt, Leipzig, and Spandau Mauser Gewehr 98 (ofte forkortet G98, Gew 98 eller M98) er et tysk boltmekanisme Mauser gevær, der bruger ammunition fra et internt magasin med plads til 5 patroner.
Manufacturer: Mauser, Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken, Haenel, Sauer & Sohn, Waffenwerke Oberspree, V.
The Gewehr 98 saw further military use by the Ottoman Empire and Nationalist Spain. It first saw combat in the Chinese Boxer Rebellion and was the main German infantry service rifle of World War I. The Gewehr 98 replaced the earlier Gewehr 1888 as the main German service rifle. The Gewehr 98 action, using a stripper clip loaded with the 7.92×57mm Mauser cartridge, successfully combined and improved several bolt action engineering concepts which were soon adopted by many other countries including the UK, Japan, and the US. It was the German service rifle from 1898 to 1935, when it was replaced by the Karabiner 98k, a shorter weapon using the same basic design. The Gewehr 98 (abbreviated G98, Gew 98, or M98) is a German bolt action rifle made by Mauser firing cartridges from a 5-round internal clip-loaded magazine. Discussion Starter 1 Feb 27 German WW2-era military rifles usually have markings on the receiver, barrel, rear sight, and stock, from which one can get some information about the history of the. This particular rifle has German Nazi markings and was captured by the Russian army. 92×57mm Mauser cartridge was one of the world During World War One the German Army’s standard rifle was the Gewehr 98 Mauser in 8mm Mauser.